According to the recently published County Profiles by the National AIDS Control Council, Uasin Gishu has an HIV prevalence rate of 3.1%. In an attempt to push for county ownership and a multi-sectoral response to HIV, KELIN in partnership with NEPHAK will carry out a county dialogue forum on the 15 August, 2014 in Uasin Gishu County.
The dialogue, which is supported by Aids Fonds, will provide a platform for candid discussions between representatives of persons living with HIV, health care workers, lawyers, members of the County Executive Committee, County Assembly, law enforcement officers, judicial officers, key populations, sex workers, and other stakeholders on issues relating to HIV, human rights and the law that affect the county. The discussions aim to generate a rights-based multi-sectoral county response to HIV with a focus on legislation and policy development. KELIN has undertaken similar activities in the counties of Kilifi, Mombasa and Nakuru which have yielded positive commitments from county members towards upholding rights of PLHIV and TB patients.
The aim of the dialogue is to enhance a multi-sectoral response to HIV within Uasin Gishu County, which will go a long way in getting to zero HIV related stigma, zero new infections and zero HIV related deaths.
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